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Princess Maria Amalia of Courland (Maria Anna Amalia Kettler; 12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was a daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg .
Apr 27, 2022 · Genealogy for Prinzessin Maria Amalia von Kurland (Ketteler), Landgräfin von Hessen-Kassel (1653 - 1711) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- "Courland"
- Jelgava (Mitau), Latvija (Letland)
- June 12, 1653
When Princess Maria Amalia Kettler of Courland was born on 12 June 1653, in Jelgavas novads, Latvia, her father, Jakob Kettler Herzog von Kurland, was 42 and her mother, Louise Charlotte von Brandenburg, was 35. She married Landgraf Karl I von Hessen-Kassel on 21 May 1673, in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
- Female
- Landgraf Karl I Von Hessen-Kassel
Princess Maria Amalia of Courland (Maria Anna Amalia Kettler; 12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was a daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg. Her eldest son was King Frederick I of Sweden.
Princess Maria Anna Amalia of Courland (12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was a daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.
"Maria Anna Amalia of Courland (12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel through her marriage on 21 May 1673 to her first cousin Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was the child of Jacob Kettler and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, eldest daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg."
Born in Kassel, he was the seventh son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. After his elder brother Frederick became King of Sweden in 1720 and his father died in 1730, he became de facto ruler of Hesse-Kassel.
